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The clean-cut sister location of the original Stoney’s on P Street opened last month just off Washington Circle, but don’t expect the same kind of dive-bar vibe. Bright lights and modern furniture set the scene Stoney’s on L, perhaps to attract the K Street after-work crowd.

At times, it wasn’t exactly clear what students should have been thinking about or what they should have been feeling that afternoon. Sean was the first undergraduate to die on campus in three years, rocking the student body in a way many have not felt before.

Chris Keefer, who said he had not prepared remarks ahead, asked that students learn from his family’s tragedy by not giving into their own loneliness – and to look after of each other. “What I would implore all of you to do, all of you young people, is if you ever feel that you want to go to a dark place, don’t go alone,” he said.